[Python-Dev] Re: CVS: python/dist/src/Python sysmodule.c,2.59,2.60

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Barry A. Warsaw writes:
 > And I think (but am not 100% positive) that once a final release comes
 > out, Guido stops incrementing the PY_RELEASE_SERIAL's and instead
 > starts incrementing PY_MICRO_VERSION.  If that's not the case, then
 > it complicates things a bit.

  patchlevel.h includes a comment that indicates serial should be 0
for final releases.

 > So is it easier to explain that the empty string means a final release
 > or that 'final' means a final release? :)

  I think it's the same; either is a special value.  The only
significant advantage of 'final' is the monotonicity provided by
'final'.  I'm not convinced that it's otherwise any better.  It also
means to create a formatter version number from this that you need to
special-case the last item in sys.version_info.


  -Fred

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